Blackouts Cripple Cuba: Power Grid Collapses for 3rd Time in March
Cuba's aging power infrastructure and U.S. oil sanctions have led to repeated blackouts, leaving the country in the dark as the government struggles to restore electricity.
Cuba's power grid has suffered another catastrophic collapse, leaving the country without electricity for the third time this month. The communist government is battling a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has exacerbated the crisis. The repeated blackouts have plunged the nation into darkness, highlighting the dire state of Cuba's electrical grid.
This latest outage occurred on Saturday, with officials citing a failure in the main power plant as the cause. Across the country, homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure were left without power, disrupting daily life and commerce. Cubans have grown increasingly frustrated with the frequent and unpredictable blackouts that have become a hallmark of life on the island.
Source: NPR
